Left atrial dysfunction in type 2 diabetes mellitus: insights from cardiac MRI | Zendy

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Left atrial dysfunction in type 2 diabetes mellitus: insights from cardiac MRI

Author(s) -

Bruno Graça,

Maria João Ferreira,

Paulo Donato,

Leonor Gomes,

Miguel CasteloBranco,

Filipe CaseiroAlves

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

european radiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.606

H-Index - 149

eISSN - 1432-1084

pISSN - 0938-7994

DOI - 10.1007/s00330-014-3299-2

Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , ejection fraction , cardiology , stroke volume , cardiac function curve , neuroradiology , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes mellitus , neurology , heart failure , endocrinology , psychiatry

The left atrium (LA) modulates left ventricular filling through reservoir, conduit and booster pump functions. Only limited data exist on LA involvement in type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2). This study sought to assess LA function in asymptomatic DM2 with cardiac MRI. We hypothesized that cardiac MRI can detect LA dysfunction in asymptomatic DM2.

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